Personal Space protection - Protect yourself against the swine flu

Personal Space Protector on TV, live from New York City!

2011-08-10T10:11:00.003-04:00

Watch me present a TV show with my Personal Space Protector (after the commercial)!

http://www.bet.com/video/wendywilliams/season1/personal-space-225805.html

"Environmental Communication: Skills and Principles for Natural Resource Managers, Scientists, and Engineers" - a book you must read!

2010-08-21T17:36:00.004-04:00

The newest book mentioning Vivian Puxian and the Personal Space Protector is:

"Environmental Communication: Skills and Principles for Natural Resource Managers, Scientists, and Engineers", Second Edition.
Written by Donny Roush, Richard R. Jurin and K. Jeffrey Danter.

Originally published by Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000, 2nd ed., 2010, XXIII, 310 p. 36 illus., 18 in color., Hardcover.

ISBN: 978-90-481-3986-6

You can order the book from Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/reader/9048139864?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pt#reader-link

* Amazon also lets you peek at a few pages instantly.

or you can order it from Springer:

http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+management/book/978-90-481-3986-6

Product Description:

Environmental professionals can no longer simply publish research in technical journals. Informing the public is now a critical part of the job. Environmental Communication demonstrates, step by step, how it’s done, and is an essential guide for communicating complex information to groups not familiar with scientific material. It addresses the entire communications process, from message planning, audience analysis and media relations to public speaking - skills a good communicator must master for effective public dialogue. Environmental Communication provides all the knowledge and tools you need to reach your target audience in a persuasive and highly professional manner.

Reviews:

"This book will certainly help produce the skills for environmental communications sorely needed for industry, government and non-profit groups as well as an informed public". Sol P. Baltimore, Director, Environmental Communications and Adjunct faculty, Hazardous Waste management program, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

"All environmental education professionals agree that the practice of good communications is essential for the success of any program. This book provides practical skills for this concern". Ju Chou, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Environmental Education National Taiwan Normal University Taipei, Taiwan

* Check page 229 to read about Vivian Puxian and the Personal Space Protector!

"CTRL+ART+DEL" - a book you must read!

2010-08-21T17:12:00.005-04:00

After receiving a prize in Brazil, Vivian Puxian, the creator of the Personal Space Protector, now has her art mentioned in two books, recently released.

"CTRL + ART + DEL: Distúrbios em Arte e Tecnologia", a book written by the Brazilian Doctor and Professor Fabio Oliveira Nunes, was released on July 31, 2010, in São Paulo, Brazil.

The book can be bought at the following bookstores: Martins Fontes and Cultura; it features many artists and reflections about the interaction between art and technology.

Livraria Cultura (link to order the book:)
click on this link to be redirected to the bookstore and order the book!

Livraria Martins Fontes
Av. Paulista, 509
Tel.: (55 11) 2167-9900

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® WINS PRIZE IN BRAZIL

2010-07-07T18:23:00.002-04:00

Ok, I know I have to keep a low profile and not expose my Personal Space Protector in public anymore due to patenting issues... but I had to send a video of it to a museum in Brazil, and it was good that I did it: the Personal Space Protector video (showing the object being used in 2009) won the "Prêmio Olho Latino", what, translated in English, is the "Latin Eye Prize", at the "Museu Olho Latino" (Latin Eye Museum) in Brazil. I promise now I'll try to keep a low profile... I miss using my Personal Space Protector out in the streets so much! I hope I'm allowed to use it soon again!

WARNER BROS / TELEPICTURES CELEBRITY PAULA DEEN WEARING A PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK CITY

2010-01-16T22:14:00.013-05:00

Warner Bros (one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world) and Telepictures (one of their companies) contacted me for authorization to use my Personal Space Protector in a tv show pilot they shot in Manhattan in October.

They made a similar object, and Paula Deen wore it, as you can see in the picture.

* Please not that the object she wore was not made by me. Mine doesn't have shoulder straps and the design is more accurate, clean, and made in a way nobody gets hurt and it feels comfortable, letting people swing their arms, have compartments that can hold your bottle of water, cell phone, etc.

The Personal Space Protector that Paula Deen is wearing was made for a comic show, therefore, it has a different design.

Check it out on the link below:

http://www.radaronline.com/photos/image/21219

*** Please click on "Older Posts" at the bottom each page, to see more.

On the next page you'll see my protector on Wendy WIlliams show on tv, the New York Post, etc...

Office demand for my Personal Space Protector!

2010-01-08T23:09:00.007-05:00

Someone considers using my PSP in his office.

*** It's surely OK to sit down on chairs using it (you can see me sitting down in different chairs in pics posted on this blog - check "older posts" down on each page). The main issue at this point is that I'm not yet selling the device.

http://www.jobacle.com/blog/2010/1/6/violated-at-work-the-death-of-personal-space.html

rEVOLUTION - the history of mankind - and the role of the Personal Space Protector, created and designed by Vivian Puxian, in human evolution

2009-11-23T14:48:00.006-05:00

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER, 2009

2009-11-12T03:31:00.005-05:00

With the comedian Dann Sytsma

Halloween with the Personal Space Protector, created and designed by Vivian Puxian

2009-11-06T01:19:00.002-05:00

No swine flu on Halloween -except for those girls' costumes!! :)

PRE-HALLOWEEN IN MADISON, WI, WITH THE PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR created and designed by Vivian Puxian

2009-10-31T04:01:00.008-04:00

Personal Space Protector - the only way you can avoid being bumped, steppped on, pushed by the crowd, prevent the swine flu, and are dressed up in the most creative "costume" ever, with a piece that you can normally wear on a daily basis!
:)

Yes, besides preventing the swine flu, keeping pickpockets and perverts away, the Personal Space Protector also makes a great Halloween costume!!!

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® ON THE NEW YORK POST - COVER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTION - 2 page article

2009-10-22T09:25:00.003-04:00

1st page of the article about my Personal Space Protector on the New York Post:
Cover of the entertainment section!

2nd page of the article on the New York Post:

Ok, now this is funny... Britney Spears is on what appears to be the LAST page of the same section of the New York Post:

HIGHLIGHTS OF MY PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® ON THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, EXHIBITED LIVE IN THE USA ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

2009-10-22T09:24:00.002-04:00

Check the link below to see the show's highlights, including part of my interview at the Wendy Williams show:

http://www.bet.com/video/542224#

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® ON THE NATIONAL EXAMINER

2009-10-21T17:41:00.005-04:00

Edition of the National Examiner - October 26, 2009

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® ON THE SUN

2009-10-21T17:38:00.004-04:00

SUN - edition of October 19, 2009

**** THIS IS NOT A CHASTITY BELT - they just said so trying to make fun of all the people who actually look at me and think it's a chastity belt... LOL

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR, A DEVICE CREATED AND DESIGNED BY VIVIAN PUXIAN, IS BACK TO CALIFORNIA!

2009-10-11T18:15:00.008-04:00

Vivian Puxian and her creation, the Personal Space Protector, were very well welcome back to California, as you can see!

Check this blog out

2009-09-29T18:47:00.007-04:00

This person shares her point of view about personal space and what she thinks about my Personal Space Protector here:

http://technologyqueeniam.blogspot.com/2009/09/space-bubble.html

http://technologyqueeniam.blogspot.com/

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ® ON THE JAY THOMAS SHOW - SIRIUS / XM SATELLITE RADIO

2009-09-23T21:11:00.008-04:00

Pictures of my interview on the Jay Thomas show, on Sirius / XM satellite radio - BROADCAST LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, TO THE WORLD.

http://www.jaythomas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=82&Itemid=182

Vivian Puxian and her creation, the Personal Space Protector, LIVE on the Wendy Williams show today on FOX at 10 a.m. (NYC) Also on MY at 10 p.m.

2009-09-22T13:10:00.019-04:00

make up before the show

I was LIVE on Wendy Williams show today telling America what is that thing everybody from lots of places in the world see me wearing in the streets. My Personal Space Protector.
I can avoid being bumped, pushed, stepped on, and if people have germs or contagious diseases (such as the swine flu), they'll be far enough from me, within a safe distance, so I won't get their germs or get sick.

Watch the show - it will be aired again TONIGHT at 10 P.M. on MY in New York City.
To know the time the show airs in your area, go to:

http://www.wendyshow.com/watch-it/

The show was awesome and I don't even have to tell you Wendy is great, and also everybody involved in the production of her show - very nice indeed!!

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTOR ON SIRIUS 108 / XM 139 SATELLITE RADIO ON MONDAY, SEPT. 21, 2009 at 4:35 pm ET FROM NYC TO THE WHOLE WORLD

2009-09-18T23:41:00.012-04:00

Vivian Puxian and her Personal Space Protector will be on the Jay Thomas show, on Sirius 108 / XM 139 satellite radio.

WHEN:
Monday, September 21, at 4:35 p.m. ET

WHERE:
Broadcast from New York City to the whole world through satellite radio

More Personal Space Protector on a newspaper in CHINA, on September 11, section "Metropolis"

2009-09-18T23:28:00.009-04:00

I'm in the middle of the right side of the page.

Websites:

http://epaper.linker365.com/csdb/html/2009-09/11/content_16943.htm

http://citynews.eastday.com/csdb/html/2009-09/11/content_16943.htm

如果你害怕人群，那么这个“个人空间保护者”腰带对你来说是一个十分合适的设计。由纽约艺术家Vivian Puxian设计的这款腰带，戴在腰上，看起来像是套了个轮子，但是却可以把人群阻隔在安全距离外。

Personal Space Protector in CHINA

2009-09-16T15:22:00.013-04:00

Website about fashion celebrities in China - featuring Kelly Osbourne and Vivian Puxian with the Personal Space Protector!!!

http://fashion.sg.com.cn/fs/figure/488091.shtml

http://dzb.sg.com.cn/stylelife/lifestyle/487353.shtml

拴在腰上的保护者
如果你也害怕纷扰嘈杂的人群，那么这个“个人空间保护者”对你来说是一个十分合适的设计，虽然它看起来有几分滑稽可笑，但却不失为一个幽默的创造。这便是纽约艺术家Vivian Puxian的最新创作。把这个看起来像是腰带的“个人空间保护者”放在腰上，便可以把人群阻隔在安全距离外。现在，Vivian Puxian自己就一直带着这个奇特的轮子状腰带穿梭于纽约的大街小巷，吸引了众多惊异的目光。

Personal Space Protector on TV in Canada

2009-09-16T14:37:00.010-04:00

My Personal Space Protector is known all over the world - you can see a sample clicking on the links on this post, related to when it was on a tv show in Canada, called "Salut, Bonjour", with Francois Charron.

http://www.francoischarron.com/-/XiECkCzr7M/menu/

http://www.francoischarron.com/salut-bonjour/videos/

http://tva.canoe.ca/emissions/salutbonjour/divertissementtechno/57441.html

http://www.francoischarron.com/salut-bonjour/

On the radio RockDetente in Montreal:

http://www.rockdetente.com/montreal/emission/221-tout-l-monde-debout/archives/page/1(/?).*

"Le personal space protector,est le fruit d’une idée farfelu, au premier abord, mais en y réfléchissant c’est peu – être un gadget génial.
La Brésilienne Vivian Puxian, àcréer cette ceinture, qui permetDe garder sa bulle intacte, eu sus du publique environnant.
Elle, a déjà reçu des commandes et je trouve sa clientèle, très audacieuse, j’aimerais bien voir ça, dans une file d’attente , pour acheter son billet, pour le spectacle du 1er octobre de KISS , Alive 35 au Centre Bell. La, ou je trouve cela génialest que cette ceinture ,en cerceau fait de zinc estdurable et très apparent.
Ce type d’objet pourrait très bien servir de gardienne, pourpersonnes avec des comportements illicites.
Nous pourrions tous veiller,Sur la bonne conduite de lapersonne pédophile, fraudeur , récidiviste .
Sabot de Denver, pour humain.Bon scénario pour un film québécois…"

by Trollement bête

Personal Space Protector ON THE NEW YORK POST & other interesting newspapers, radio, tv, websites, etc.

2009-09-11T11:29:00.021-04:00

Link to Alisa Wolfson's article on the NEW YORK POST:

http://m.nypost.com/ms/p/nyp/nyp/view.m?id=23838&storyid=186411

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/space_case_Huqp0cCicpRxAJM33R6adO

Some other interesting links about the Personal Space protector, created and designed by Vivian Puxian:

http://origin.radaronline.com/photos/image/21219/2009/09/todays-hot-celebrity--1

http://www.dereklovesshopping.com/node/2536

http://www.grosbygroup.com/

http://blog.canoe.ca/ent/2009/08/25/only_in_new_york

http://www.denverpost.com/coloradosunday/ci_12915010

http://johndibartolo.net/2009/09/

http://observatory.designobserver.com/observed.html?observed=111567

http://youritlist.com/2009/08/space-cadet/

http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/09/personal-private-space-guard/

http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/tag/design/

http://www.joemurray.com/2009/08/personal-space-protector.html

http://www.ceddelaney.com/8122.html

Isthmus / The Daily Page (Wisconsin)
http://www.isthmus.com/daily/searchMiscellany.php?category=miscellany&tag=video

http://photos.silive.com/photogallery/2009/08/personal_space_protection_in_a_2.html

Article on Glamour magazine:

http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2009/09/like-your-personal-space-bubbl.html

Painting made by the artist in 2001, donated to the St. Paul's Chapel, after volunteering at the Ground Zero. The banner, seen by more than 2 million people during the period it was exhibited at the St. Paul's Chapel in New York City, will be placed at the 09/11 memorial.

http://www.saintpaulschapel.org/pyv/EXHIBIT/ARCHIVE/1.php?range=4&id=16

FOR THOSE WHO SPEAK FRENCH:

http://www.francoischarron.com/-/XiECkCzr7M/menu/

http://blogs-fx.com/troll/tag/vivian-puxian/
http://www.rockdetente.com/montreal/actualites/tout-l-monde-debout/107868-le-personal-space-protector/

FOR THOSE WHO SPEAK ITALIAN:

http://www.stefanosnetwork.com/site/modules/news/article.php?storyid=860

And it seems like people are trying to copy it in other countries already:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopics/sets/72157621956995513/

FOR THOSE WHO SPEAK CHINESE:

http://citynews.eastday.com/csdb/html/2009-09/11/content_16943.htm

http://epaper.linker365.com/csdb/html/2009-09/11/content_16943.htm

http://fashion.sg.com.cn/fs/figure/488091.shtml

http://dzb.sg.com.cn/stylelife/lifestyle/487353.shtml

I didn't design a bubble - I designed a PROTECTOR / how I can sit down (many people ask me about it)

2009-09-09T18:42:00.012-04:00

Images are better than words.. check this out:

If you keep looking / reading my posts, you'll see I CAN hug people, be sociable, friendly (actually my Personal Space protector ATTRACTS people, and I always make new friends because of it!), etc.

Some people have the impression that I don't want to be touched or in contact with people.

I DIDN'T DESIGN A BUBBLE, I DESIGNED ONLY A PROTECTOR.

A bubble cuts off all interaction with others - not my case at all! A protector protects and lets me live my life as I'd live without it - but without certain problems.

My Personal Space PROTECTOR protects me only against the bad parts of human contact, like: being pushed, hit, stepped on, etc. Nobody I ever talked to likes these things.
My Personal Space protector also protects me against pickpockets, perverts, and it makes me make new friends, whom I can hug and do anything I'd do if I wasn't wearing it, so please don't judge before knowing or seeing how the object works and what it was made for. You can read more about it in other posts here, or asking me (personalspaceprotection@yahoo.com).

** NOTE: I respect people, I believe we must respect others in order to be respected by them. I sit down in trains and buses when there's enough space for everybody there to sit down. If they're too crowded I don't mind standing up. Maybe I could sit down, applying what many call the "I got here first" rule, but I prefer to apply the polite rules of courtesy and the "I got here first but I respect YOUR personal space as I'd like you to respect mine. Please, have a seat!" rule.
:)

Personal Space Protector on tv - LIVE!

2009-09-03T13:32:00.005-04:00

Watch Vivian Puxian and her Personal Space Protector LIVE on Wendy Williams show on September 22, 2009.

In New York City you can watch it on channel 5, WNYW - FOX - or on channel 9, WWOR - MY - at 10 a.m.

For a list of channels and when the show airs in your city / State/ area, go to:

http://www.wendyshow.com/watch-it/

** and wait for the next tv show updates. MORE TO COME!

CONTACT

2009-09-02T12:41:00.009-04:00

If you want to contact the artist, please email personalspaceprotection@yahoo.com

All emails are read and replied very soon.

PRACTICAL UTILITY CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN A BEACH IN CALIFORNIA

2009-09-02T12:18:00.003-04:00

YES, IT WORKS.

Please notice that nobody got hurt, everybody laughs after the accident. Not even the bike was damaged, as Vivian designed her Personal Space Protector in a way it doesn't hurt anyone who bumps - or crashes - it.

More opinions about the Personal Space Protector

2009-09-01T23:35:00.012-04:00

I guess we could say the Atlas statue on 5th street (NYC) has some personal space protectors of its own! ;)

How my Personal Space Protector can prevent the swine flu

2009-08-30T13:29:00.006-04:00

Some people haven't yet connected the idea of having personal space to that of avoiding diseases.

Just in case you're one of them, or want to know more:

Ask your doctor or check medical websites.

KEEPING A SAFE DISTANCE FROM INFECTED INDIVIDUALS is the #1 measure to prevent infectious diseases from being spread! They say "Avoid contact with infected individuals" or so. The idea is: KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE from infected people (and you NEVER know who is infected) and stay safe. That's how my Personal Space Protector acts against diseases. You keep that safe distance.

The whole thing reminds me of when, in the Middle Ages, people didn't know that washing hands could save lives. Something so simple...!

Sometimes the smallest things are the ones that we're missing in order to have a better world. Of course I'd prefer to live in a planet where people could be polite and give each other personal space without having to wear something for that. Unfortunately, the world isn't like we all wish it were, and I, by myself, can't change it. Although, yes, I try to do my part!!
;)
As I can't change people's behavior (which I also try), I at least came up with an object that can protect us.

Check these links - just illustrating what I said before about the swine flu x distance from infected individuals:

http://www.ihavenet.com/Swine-Flu-14-Things-You-Need-to-Know-to-Keep-Yourself-Safe.html

http://www.okidda.com/tips/2483/swine-flu-prevention-tips.html
Stay safe!

More Personal Space protector ® in NYC!

2009-08-17T23:22:00.003-04:00

MORE Personal Space protector ® in NYC and Coney Island!

2009-08-17T23:11:00.013-04:00

Here, Philip tests the Personal Space protector ®

Personal Space ® Protector in New York City!

2009-08-08T21:08:00.008-04:00

I can do anything I want with my Personal Space ® protector!

Not bad at all to have a Personal Space ® Protector on the subway!

Personal Space ® Protector - some links and media info

2009-08-08T21:07:00.003-04:00

Personal Space protector in California

2009-08-04T04:32:00.014-04:00

in a nightclub

Having dinner in a restaurant

With stars from the major league lacrosse all star game in Denver, CO

2009-08-04T04:13:00.002-04:00

July 16, 2009
Hard Rock Cafe
Vivian Puxian wears Personal Space in a private event with stars from the major league lacrosse all star game, who are impressed with this object of art

Personal Space Protector on Pacific Beach / Mission Beach, San Diego, California. July - August, 2009

2009-08-01T18:20:00.018-04:00

I designed PERSONAL SPACE protector to be water resistant. It won't get rusty even if you try the worst enemy of metals in general: salt water!

It's so funny when everybody is watching me and when I look at them, they pretend they're not.. or when people take pictures of me and run away..
Hey everbody: It's ok for me if you take pictures. I understand this isn't something you see everyday!!! ;)

* Please notice my Personal Space also hold my flip-flops for me!!

Personal SPace ® in San Diego, California. July - August, 2009

2009-08-01T05:19:00.009-04:00

ARTICLE ABOUT PERSONAL SPACE ® ON THE DENVER POST - THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWSPAPER OF COLORADO, USA

2009-07-26T08:20:00.004-04:00

http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_12915010

Personal Space® in San Francisco, California, USA. July, 2009

2009-07-26T06:54:00.018-04:00

This girl liked her experience with "Personal SPace®" a lot, saying she has never felt better in life!

This girl enjoyed her experience, too:

OTHER ART BY VIVIAN PUXIAN

2009-07-26T06:09:00.016-04:00

Vivian's art is composed of pieces in the most varied media and styles. For Vivian, a complete artist can't be attached to only one style and act as if he / she was blind without experiencing other possibilities. Art isn't something we must close - it's something open and it must be explored in every possible way.

For those who wonder what else Vivian Puxian has done so far... here goes more info:

Website showing banner she painted and will be placed at the 9/11 memorial to the World Trade Center in New York City (the banner was exhibited for several years at the St. Paul's Chapel in New York):

http://www.saintpaulschapel.org/pyv/EXHIBIT/ARCHIVE/1.php?range=4&id=16

Vivian Puxian has also been the curator of an event of "The Year of France in Brazil" that presented art of the French artist Fred Forest. Read more on the following links:

http://www.fabiofon.com/blog/?p=120

http://www.cronopios.com.br/site/internet.asp?id=3954

http://www.unesp.br/int_noticia_2imgs.php?artigo=4209

http://anodafrancanobrasil.cultura.gov.br/br/2009/04/16/confira-os-eventos-de-abril-do-ano-da-franca/

http://www.webnetmuseum.org/html/en/expo-retr-fredforest/actions/73_a_en.htm

http://signica.vilabol.uol.com.br/home.htm

and

http://signica.vilabol.uol.com.br/vivian.htm

* more links at http://geocities.com/vpwaves/vipport

MORE IMAGES of her artwork:

* Photographs
These are very special, as they're NOT DIGITAL, and weren't taken with cameras, in a process that doesn't usually allow gray scale in the photographs - an achievement Puxian mastered very well, as you can see below:

* MORE ART

These are very interesting sculptures, people always have an astonished air when staring at those pieces:

Personal Space in Aspen, Colorado

2009-07-25T03:21:00.008-04:00

Personal Space in the streets of Denver, CO. July 16th, 2009

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Crowded public transportation? Not a problem when you wear Personal Space!!

Personal Space Protector in the "Art Fair on the Square" and "Art off the Square". Madison, WI, U.S.A., July 12, 2009

2009-07-12T20:27:00.010-04:00

With the staff of the ABC tv channel at the Art Fair on the Square in Madison, WI, U.S.A. on July 12, 2009.

Personal Space in Madison, WI, July 2009

2009-07-11T05:18:00.005-04:00

Making new friends with Personal Space!

Welcome to Freedom! PERSONAL SPACE device ensures you protect your personal space and health!

2009-07-09T03:42:00.004-04:00

STATE STREET, MADISON, WI, U.S.A. - Vivian Puxian presents "PERSONAL SPACE" in Madison for the first time in the U.S.A.!

I'm glad to introduce you to "PERSONAL SPACE", an artwork classified as "functional art", created and designed by the Brazilian artist and inventor Vivian Puxian, that ensures your personal space is always kept safe.
If you're tired of being pushed, stepped on, hit, or bumped in crowded areas, this is what you need.

"PERSONAL SPACE" can also protect you against infectious and contagious diseases, such as the SWINE FLU. It's been scientifically proven that keeping a safe (3 - 6 feet) distance from infected individuals decrease the likelihood on contracting harmful germs, being more effective than wearing masks.

This invention allows you to be sociable without being exposed directly to harm. It's made with very light metal, that can guarantee an enjoyable experince.

Welcome to the future.
Welcome to "PERSONAL SPACE".

Personal Space at the Capitol Building, Madison, WI, July 07, 2009.

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This is Shyelle Humboldt, the 1st kid who worn "Personal Space"

This is Maurice Humboldt, the 2nd kid who worn "Personal Space"

Vivian Puxian and her Personal Space at the Capitol Building in Madison, WI.

Personal Space at the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI, USA, July 12, 2009.

IS IT REALLY BETTER TO HAVE PERSONAL SPACE?

Sometimes people comment "but if everybody wears your Personal Space Protector, there won't be enough room for all of us."

Let's think of how our planet evolved. There was a time in which there were no cars in the streets. I guarantee they take more space than my Personal Space Protector takes. BUT we accepted the cars, and even build "houses" for them (garages, parking lots), as automobiles have such a noble and interesting function in our daily lives. We use precious space for them, instead of thinking of so many homeless people who need a place to live.
Should we ban cars because they take some space, or learn how to divide and use our space better?

If you don't care about how the planet and our behavior evolved, I can use another example to explain why I think it IS better to have personal space.

You go to a movie theater. Let's say its capacity is 100 people, with comfortable chairs, etc.
Why is the capacity 100 people? Why chairs? why comfort? couldn't we fit 500 people there? Sure we could!
We could fit (or pile) 500 people standing up there (perhaps even charging less $ for the tickets?) but I doubt they'd be able to watch the movie or ever come back.
That movie theater wouldn't be comfortable, it would be more like the slave ships in the 17th and 18th centuries (of course I don't have to mention that LOTS of those poor slaves died from diseases, as they were all gathered together without hygiene or human conditions for living).

Well, if you want to be one of those people standing up in that 500-people movie theater, go for it. I'd personally be one of those sitting down on a chair in the 100 people movie theater. I wouldn't mind waiting for the next session if I got there and the theater was full. Better than standing up squeezed like orange juice.

What about having a house with rooms for each of the family members (or roommates)? shouldn't we all live in 1 room then, in order to save space?

Dear friends, if we learned how to use space in a way it helps us at home, with our car, bike, dog, suitcase, etc... we can also learn how to have our own pesonal space in a good way. Not invading other people's space, but also not having ours invaded.

Besides, the Personal Space Protector can be a sort of "learning tool", a "wake up call". Maybe after using it for some time, we would finally learn how to respect each other without the use of any device, just like children need assistance to learn how to walk and then can do that by themselves after they've grown.

PERSONAL SPACE ® Protection device presented in Rhythm and Booms, Madison, Wisconsin, June 28, 2009

2009-07-04T17:01:00.011-04:00

Videos - What people think about "Personal Space"

2009-06-18T19:10:00.010-04:00

Andrew wears PERSONAL SPACE and says what he thinks about it:

Mike says what he thinks about PERSONAL SPACE:

Matthew wears PERSONAL SPACE and says what he thinks about it:

What is "Personal Space"?

2009-06-12T18:18:00.023-04:00

You must be asking yourself what "Personal Space" is.

Well, as an artist and inventor, I felt like it was my obligation to come up with a solution for certain problems I face - and I'm sure lots of people (especially those who live in big cities) do, too.

I live in a city of nearly 20 million people.

Whenever I walk out in the streets, I don't know if I look too thin, too ugly, too repulsive or if I seem to be "invisible".

I only know people seem not to see me, as as they're always bumping, hitting me, stepping on me, or pushing me. Of course I always HATE when they cough or sneeze on me. Sometimes people aren't even polite enough to say "sorry", but well, even if they do - so what? You gave me YOUR disease, dammit! I don't think you're sorry enough. If you were, you'd have AT LEAST covered your mouth, or turned your head before doing that on me.

Yes, folks, we live in a planet that gets more and more populous every day, and some people don't seem to understand the most basic rules of courtesy. I can't ask people to respect my personal space, my health, my will to walk freely without being pushed or bumped.

So I created this AWESOME object of art, called "PERSONAL SPACE". It's been classified as "functional art", and it ensures we maintain a safe distance from others - still being sociable, without hurting ANYONE, without being aggressive, without being impolite - WITHOUT GETTING HURT either. I'm positive this will be VERY popular in the future with lots of people, as EVERYONE would like to have personal space but no one knows HOW to preserve it.

This device is a piece that can be worn like a belt, you don't need to use your hands to hold it, so you'll have freedom of movement - you'll be able to move your waist, back, arms and legs normally with it.

At first the idea was to protect human beings from problems we can cause to each other, like being hit, bumped, etc., as well as health issues like keeping a safe distance to prevent the spread of infectious/ contagious diseases like the swine flu.

It is scientifically proved that keeping a distance of 3 to 6 feet from infected people can be more effective to prevent infections than wearing masks.

If you wear a mask and someone coughs right above your head, YOU'RE SICK.

BUT if someone coughs like there's no tomorrow and you're at a safe distance, NOTHING will happen to you. Why? Simply because germs can't travel that long in space to reach you. They can travel some, but not that long. That's why personal space is important. It kind of reminds me of the Middle Ages, when people didn't know that something as simple as washing hands could save lives. It feels like people have no idea that something as simple as keeping their personal space safe can prevent diseases (like the swine flu) and save lives!!!!!

I tested PERSONAL SPACE in Brazil, and I got the most amazing feedback.

People not only LOVED the idea of having a device to protect them against diseases and certain problems we face in crowded big cities, as they also created new uses for "Personal Space", calling the object"Personal Father" (so that fathers could let their daughters go out at night without worrying if their boyfriends would keep a certain distance from the girls....

Someone else called it "Personal Husband", saying she'd let her husband go out more often, knowing other women would be kept distant from her husband.. another person said it would be great if people who ride bikes could wear it as a protection measure, like helmets; another person emphasized that this object can decrease the rate of crimes like raping (very interesting uses, I'd say!)..

I thought people would frown at the idea of wearing my device, but nobody actually did it. What most people said was "HOW / WHERE CAN I GET ONE? IT'S THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN, I WANT ONE".

PERSONAL SPACE PROTECTION AGAINST THE SWINE FLU, INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN GENERAL

2009-06-11T21:13:00.018-04:00

I created a VERY effective way to ensure people have their personal space preserved. It also prevents pandemics such as the swine flu and other infectious / contagious diseases, and you won't have to feel crushed after going to a crowded place. *************************************************************************************************

* (Brazil) Shopping with PERSONAL SPACE

Nothing is better than having our PERSONAL SPACE preserved, right? NOW YOU CAN HAVE - and wear - YOUR OWN "PERSONAL SPACE" device!!!

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* (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Riding a Trikke with PERSONAL SPACE

* (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Riding a Trikke with PERSONAL SPACE

PERSONAL SPACE - protection against the swine flu (and other infectious and contagious diseases)

2009-06-11T19:58:00.019-04:00

I've always wanted to be able to walk in the streets without being pushed, kicked, stepped on, hit, etc.

I can tell you all that happened to me all the time (I don't know why) but now I've got my "PERSONAL SPACE" and I feel comfortable in the crowd. No more problems.

I FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE.

I know NOBODY WILL STEAL MY WALLET, and I know I WON'T GET CONTAGIOUS DISEASES LIKE THE SWINE FLU and so many others! It feels like heaven!

* people don't bump me anymore! WOW!

* "Personal Space" - the best way to avoid the swine flu efficiently

* Personal Space in Av. Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

* feeling safe wearing "Personal Space"

* compfy with my Personal Space

* Cars never respected me - before I had my "Personal Space"!

* Personal Space in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Text written by the French artist Fred Forest, creator of the concept of Communication aesthetics and co-founder of Sociological art.

"
Vivian Puxian, en proposant le "Personal Space " invente un autre type de rapport au monde. Alors que toute l'idéologie contemporaine se base, aussi bien dans les rues des grandes métropoles que sur les réseaux électroniques, à une multiplication, vertigineuse et hallucinante des contacts, elle choisit, elle, exactement le contraire. En ce sens, elle prélude peut-être à des comportements futurs qui viseront à préserver la sphère individuelle des agressions et intrusions permanentes auxquels nous sommes soumis dans la vie moderne. Que ce soit dans les rues de Sao Paulo, à Times Square à New York, ou dans le métro de Tokyo, notre intimité se trouve en permanence exposée à des pressions fluctuantes : bousculée, heurtée et violée. Cela, en même temps, que notre corps physique doive tenter d'esquiver tous les impacts qui cherchent à l'atteindre comme des projectiles fous. Vivian Puxian a conçu un objet artistique et symbolique pour nous en protéger. Cet objet se présente comme une sorte de sculpture dans laquelle on installe son corps. Oui, on rentre dans sa sculpture comme pour l'habiter et cette derniere va devenir en symbiose avec vous une partie de votre propre corps. Une sculpture qui se passe autour de la taille et que l'on peut concevoir, à la fois; comme un bijou monumental, une armure ou une dague effilée.C'est en soi un bel objet.Sa surface est lisse comme une pièce de design futuriste, et sa forme pourtant ne laisse aucun doute sur sa fonction. Une fonction qui consiste, dans la progression, à écarter, avec souplesse et élégance, tout ce qui se présente sur son chemin, Un peu comme les habits de métal des années 70 du couturier Paco Rabbane. Cet objet, repousse, ainsi, de part et d'autre, un magma vivant. Un matériau protéiforme que se presente frontalement, et qu'il s'agit d'éviter. Un peu comme la proue d'un navire qui creuse de part et d'autre de sa coque deux sillons profonds, qui laissent loin derriere eux qu'un peu d'écume à la surface de la mer.Cette sculpture, d'un nouveau genre, fend en deux tout matérau qu'elle rencontre. Pas question de provoquer un choc frontal. Elle divise de part et d'autre de ses flancs tout objet qui viserait à contrarier sa progression. Les obstacles humains s'écartent d'eux-mêmes sur son passage. Ils sont comme coupés en deux, par l'energie developpée par leur propre violence. Une violence aveugle, qui se retourne contre eux; sans jamais pouvoir géner la progression de celui qui a eu la prudence de passer la scuplture en question autour de sa taille. En effet, même si son rôle premier, est celui d'abord de délimiter un espace autour de soi, l'espace circonscrit par la "sculpture" de Vivian, peut être percu comme une île de calme, au milieu de la folie et la furie des éléments. La folie des hommes. Un lieu protégé et privilégié, d'où l'on peut observer toute cette vaine agitation qui anime notre environnement, et qui comme un molosse est prêt à se jeter sur vous pour vous dépecer en petits morceaux avant de vous dévorer gloutonnement. Mais ce serait s'abuser, si l'on pensait que cet objet d'art était seulement conçu comme un objet destiné à nous mettre à l'abri des agressions physiques. Le monde moderne est chargé aussi de dangers latents contre lesquels il est urgent et indispensable de se prémunir. Des dangers invisibles, qui peuvent sournoisement prendre le nom de microbes, de bactéries ou de radiations diverses, et attenter à votre vie sans même que vous vous en rendiez compte. Le sculpture-ceinture de Vivian, vous en protege, aussi, car son port vous fait entrer mentalemeent et inévitablement dans des rituels de déplacements, qui sont comme des dessins dans l'espace. Des mouvements qui seront au sol, comme autant de traces et de signes initiatiques, du chemin que chacun se fraye dans la solitude pour aller jusqu'au bout de sa vie.

Fred Forest"